List of Death Note chapters
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This is the complete list of every chapter of the Death Note manga, written by Tsugumi Ohba and drawn by Takeshi Obata. The series primarily centers around a high school student who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it.
The Death Note manga series was originally serialized by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump from the first issue in December 2003 to May 2006, with 108 chapters in total. The series has been published in its entirety in 12 graphic novels in Japan. Eventually, Death Note was licensed for American publication by VIZ Media and began to be released in October 2005.
In keeping with the notebook theme, the issues of the Original japanese version of the manga are labeled as "pages" rather than "chapters." The issues are labeled as "chapters" in the English-language Viz manga releases.
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| Boredom | 退屈 | 1 | February 2, 2004 | October 10, 2005 | |
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| Light Yagami is a brilliant but bored high School student who is enraged at the rate of deterioration that the world is going through. One day, he finds a Notebook of Death on the ground. After experimenting with it, Light discover the horrifying truth that it is real! With his newfound power, Light vows to rid the world of criminals and become its God. But when a detective known only as L appears and challenges Light to a battle of wits, Light finds himself caught up in a battle with the FBI itself! | |||||
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Confluence | 合流 | 2 | July 2, 2004 | November 8, 2005 |
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| Summary: After successfully eliminating the FBI, Light believes that he has finally won. But, unknown to Light, Raye Penber's fianceé has discovered a secret of the Death Note and goes to alert the police. L, without any other leads and nowhere to go, reveals himself to the remaining members of the Investigation Force and vows to find Kira so that justice may prevail! | |||||
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Hard Run | 激走 | 3 | September 3, 2004 | January 3, 2006 |
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| After manipulating Ryuk into helping him discover the location of all the cameras, Light manages to successfully throw off all suspicion of himself being Kira to the Investigation Force. Unwilling to give up, L goes to meet with Light and request that he join the investigation. But then a letter arrives at Sakura TV from someone claiming to be Kira! | |||||
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Love | 恋心 | 4 | November 11, 2004 | March 7, 2006 |
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| Light, still acting as Kira, joins the Investigation force to try and meet with the second Kira. Upon meeting with Misa Amane and learning that she has obtained the Death God eyes, Light believes that he can finally defeat L. But when L moves first to arrest Misa, Light is forced to rely on his Master Plan to finally throw off all suspicion of himself and Misa being Kira. | |||||
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Whiteout | 白紙 | 5 | February 4, 2005 | May 2, 2006 |
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| Without his memories of the Death Note, Light continues to pursue Kira alongside L. Matsuda, wanting to be more useful to the investigation, goes to Yotsuba Group and finds proof that Kira is amongst them. | |||||
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Give-and-Take | 交換 | 6 | April 4, 2005 | July 5, 2006 |
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| Kira is revealed! After Misa provides undeniable proof of who Kira is, Light and L formulate a plan to capture him using Sakura TV. | |||||
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Zero | 零 | 7 | July 4, 2005 | September 5, 2006 |
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| Light finally regains the Death Note and all his memories pertaining to it. Misa regains her memory as well and switches eyes with Ryuk. With all suspicion thrown off of them thanks to two fake rules, Light begins the final stage of his plan, and eliminates L, and Watari. | |||||
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Target | 的 | 8 | September 2, 2005 | November 7, 2006 |
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| Light assumes the identity of L and, with little other choice, the Death Note is exchanged for Sayu's life. While formulating a plan to retrieve it, a mysterious person called Near contacts Light knowing fully that the real L has died! | |||||
| Contact | 接触 | 9 | December 12, 2005 | January 2, 2007 | |
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| After a successful raid and the retrieval of the Death Note, Chief Yagami dies. WIth nowhere left to go, Mello gets in contact with Near. The world shows its support for Kira as hundreds of Kira supports lead an assault on Near's headquarters! | |||||
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Deletion | 削除 | 10 | February 3, 2006 | March 6, 2007 |
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| Driven into a corner by Near's actions, Light selects Teru Mikami as the fourth Kira. He then begins his finally plan to eliminate the competition by using Kiyomi Takada as Kira's spokesperson. Just as he was trying to figure how to get in contact with Mikami, who happens to call while Light is alone with Takada? | |||||
| Kindred Spirit | 同心 | 11 | May 2, 2006 | May 1, 2007 | |
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| Using Kiyomi Takada to maintain contact with Mikami, Light begins the final stages of his plan. Near manages to successfully deduce the identity of the fourth Kira and requests a meeting with Light so that they may finally bring the struggle with Kira to an end. | |||||
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Finis | 完 | 12 | July 4, 2006 | July 3, 2007 |
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| Light and Near finally meet face to face, who reveals his plan to capture Kira by using fake Death Note pages on Teru Mikami. Light, who has already seen through this plan, struggles to contain his joy that Near will finally be defeated! But Near isn't finished yet. Can Light overcome Near and become God? | |||||
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| DEATH NOTE HOW TO READ 13 | 1 | October 13, 2006 | February 19, 2008 | ||
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HOW TO READ contains much data relating to the series, including character profiles of almost every character that is named, a special sealed card that features L's true name in a stylized rendition of how a person with a Shinigami's eyes would see it, creator interviews, behind the scenes info for the series and the pilot chapter that preceded Death Note. It is the most recent resource relating to the series, and is often quoted when there are disputes regarding the series, such as the spellings of certain names in English. The book has also been released in Chinese in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore. In the North American version of Shonen Jump (Issue # 56, August 2007), it was announced that "How To Read" was going to be published in English and released in February of 2008. The special first edition release of Death Note: How To Read 13 could be purchased with a Death Note themed diorama which includes five finger puppets inspired by Near's toys. The five finger puppets are Kira, L, Misa, Mello, and Near. |
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